Extractions: Jump to: navigation search For other uses, see Game theory (disambiguation) and Game (disambiguation) Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics which is used in the social sciences (most notably economics biology computer science and philosophy . Game theory attempts to mathematically capture behavior in strategic situations , where an individual's success in making choices depends on the choices of others. While initially developed to analyze competitions where one individual does better at another's expense ( zero sum games ), it has been expanded to treat a wide class of interactions, which are classified according to several criteria Traditional applications of game theory attempt to find equilibria in these gamesâsets of strategies where individuals are unlikely to change their behavior. Many equilibrium concepts have been developed (most famously the Nash equilibrium ) in an attempt to capture this idea. These equilibrium concepts are motivated differently depending on the field of application, although they often overlap or coincide. This methodology is not without criticism, and debates continue over the appropriateness of particular equilibrium concepts, the appropriateness of equilibria altogether, and the usefulness of mathematical models more generally. Although some developments occurred before it, the field of game theory came into being with the 1944 book

Game Theory Game Theory Is there an ideal strategy for winning the war on terrorism? Before the events of September 11th, my plan was to do October s essay on game http://members.cox.net/mathmistakes/game_theory.htm

Extractions: Before the events of September 11th, my plan was to do October's essay on game theory. After September 11th, I decided to do something mathematical as it relates to the events. My first thought was to focus on rare scares and rare scare mongering that is going on in reaction to the terrorist attacks. I abandoned the idea, for now, for three reasons: 1.) It may seem a bit too insensitive to talk about reactionary policy so soon after the tragedy that caused the policies, 2.) There really is not enough data to prove my case at this point, 3.) Junkscience.com beat me to the punch with a well written warning against bad policies So back to the original plan: Game Theory . It seems somewhat appropriate since one of the reasons Game Theory was developed was to help strategize what to do during the "Cold War" and what our policies should be toward the Soviet Union. No doubt Game Theory principles will prove useful in the "War on Terrorism", which has many similarities to the "Cold War" in terms of strategies and objectives. I mentioned in a previous essay that the Game Theory/Cold War relationship can be found in the movies Dr. Strangelove

Johari Window The Johari Window, named after the first names of its inventors, Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, is one of the most useful models describing the process of http://www.noogenesis.com/game_theory/johari/johari_window.html

Extractions: Known to Self Not Known to Self Known to Others Not Known to Others The Johari Window, named after the first names of its inventors, Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, is one of the most useful models describing the process of human interaction. A four paned "window," as illustrated above, divides personal awareness into four different types, as represented by its four quadrants: open, hidden, blind, and unknown. The lines dividing the four panes are like window shades, which can move as an interaction progresses. 1. The "open" quadrant represents things that both I know about myself, and that you know about me. For example, I know my name, and so do you, and if you have explored some of my website, you know some of my interests. The knowledge that the window represents, can include not only factual information, but my feelings, motives, behaviors, wants, needs and desires... indeed, any information describing who I am. When I first meet a new person, the size of the opening of this first quadrant is not very large, since there has been little time to exchange information. As the process of getting to know one another continues, the window shades move down or to the right, placing more information into the open window, as described below.

Extractions: Search This collection My library All Find exact tag Find exact user Find exact URI Via Google Connotea: Organize. Share. Discover. By Usage Find: anthropology archaeology astronomy biology ... zoology fritz jgerrish fritz's bookmarks matching tag game_theory Number of articles per page: prisoner's dilemma www.yourencyclopedia.net The prisoner's dilemma is a classic example of a non-zero-sum game. In this game theory problem, as in many others, it is assumed that each individual player is trying to maximise his own advantage, without concern for the well-being of the other player. A notable feature of the Nash equilibrium outcome is that both players receive a poor payoff. In contrast, both players would receive a better payoff by cooperating. Unfortunately (for the prisoners), each player has an individual incentive to cheat even after promising to cooperate. Posted by fritz to evolution on Sun Jan 16 2005 at 07:17 UTC info related Sign up Log in Report a problem

Extractions: comments (4) Oscar Peterson photography (Quicktime Movie). And get this, he was a freakin' blogger , which is something I only recently discovered. How cool is that? And you might say: Well, maybe . . . okay, okay . . . probably. I mean, yes, I hear what you're saying. But I've always believed there are no coincidences in life. That lives cross, planets align, systems spin . . . because they were meant to. And if given the chance, things will ultimately come full circle . But this post isn't about all that . . . well, not outwardly, anyway . . . though, in a way, I kind of think . . . well, isn't every post about that in one way or another? Okay. Sorry. Enough. Let's focus on the important thing here: Oscar Peterson. He was quite probably the best jazz pianist, hell the best pianist period in our lifetime. And perhaps ever. And I know . . . this is a whole lot of hyperbole I'm throwing out. I mean, this kind of thing is subjective, after all. Isn't it? Calling an artist or musician "the best" is like an Italian kid calling his grandmother's meatballs "the best." One day that kid realizes that every other Italian kid he meets thinks their grandmother's meatballs are "the best." There are definitely people out there who are not crazy about OP's style. They think, perhaps, that he played "too many notes." This is a criticism which I think is crazy, by the way. I do happen to think there

Extractions: http ://plato.stanford.edu/entries/game-evolutionary/ Game Theory Hawk -Dove game Hawk Initiate aggressive ... not stopping until injured or until one's opponent ... opponent initiates aggressive behaviour * Prisoner's Dilemma The Prisoner's Dilemma was discovered in ... Melvin Drescher and Merrill Flood who both worked ... well -studied in philosophy game theory ... and applications in everyday life